Colbert Adds Comedy Sound Effects to Footage of Josh Hawley Evacuating Capitol on Jan. 6: ‘Look at Him Go!’ (Video)
22.07.2022 - 17:33
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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert went live once again following the conclusion of Thursday’s primetime hearings from the January 6 committee, and no politician was spared.The funnyman mostly stuck to one-liner style reactions to points made by the committee as the members recounted how former president Donald Trump watched Fox News and ignored calls to speak out to condemn the mob violence escalating at the capitol. Senator Josh Hawley, though, who famously pumped his fist in the air as he entered the capitol on the day the 2020 election was eventually certified, got the comedy sound effects treatment.
Around the 9:19 mark in the video above, Colbert ripped the politico for how quickly he left the capitol after his famous gesture to Trump supporters on the way in.“Then the committee talked about Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, the man who famously raised a fist in solidarity with the mob before entering congress that day. Turns out, once the mob broke into the building, he wasn’t quite so enthusiastic to stand with them,” Colbert said, before showing the footage of the senator exiting in a rapid fashion.He then played the footage again — in slow motion.“Yeah, pewwww.
Look at him go,” Colbert said to laughs. “Jim, can we play that back with the audio turned up?”At that point, the clip was played again, this time with cartoon-style sound effects.You can watch Colbert’s full monologue in the video, but here are some of the highlights:On the committee returning in September for more hearings: “We’re getting a sequel in September and a Fall hearing is perfect because the former president is Pumpkin Spice.”After playing footage of Rep.
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